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Anthony Koch: Replacing Poilievre won't solve the Conservatives’ problems

The same divisions will still exist, and it's not clear the party can survive a war over who comes next

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There is a growing chorus of Conservatives who want Pierre Poilievre gone. They should be careful what they wish for.

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This isn’t necessarily a defence of Poilievre. He has made mistakes, his critics have legitimate arguments and nobody is entitled to lead a political party forever. And maybe the Conservatives will eventually conclude that somebody else should lead them into the next election.

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But replacing Pierre is not a strategy. And right now, a leadership race would likely be catastrophic.

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I just lived through something like this in British Columbia. Leadership races have a remarkable ability to turn political allies into mortal enemies almost overnight. Federally, it would be infinitely worse because Canadian conservatism is entering one of the most internally........

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